Palm Springs

Palm Springs,

city (1990 pop. 40,181), Riverside co., S Calif.; founded 1876, inc. 1938. It is a verdant desert oasis and a resort with classic mid-20th cent. architecture (known as Mid-Century Modern), many golf courses, and the Palm Springs Desert Museum. There is an international airport. It was known to the Spanish as early as 1774 as Agua Caliente because of its hot springs. By 1872 it was a regular stop on the stagecoach run between Prescott, Ariz., and Los Angeles. Nearby are the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation; Mt. San Jacinto, with a aerial cable-car line that runs much of the way to the top; and Palm Canyon, containing forests of Washingtonia palms estimated to be over 1,000 years old. Also in the area are a state park and the Joshua Tree National ParK.

Palm Springs

a city in the US, in California: a popular tourist resort. Pop.: 45 228 (2003 est.)

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8220;With the addition of two nationally known, highly respected homebuilders to the Escena community, these transactions validate Escena's position as the top Palm Springs location to live, dine, golf and enjoy the diverse offerings of this world class destination.

The vision in producing A Mobility Impaired Traveler's Guide to Palm Springs was to provide consumers with a realistic guidebook to accessible lodging and visitor attractions," says city ADA coordinator Phil Kaplan.

Glamorous and classy, the oasis of Palm Springs in California is within easy striking distance for the rich and famous inhabitants of Hollywood, yet far removed from the opulent, frenetic LA lifestyle.

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